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... important pri- vileges . From the beginning he had stipulated , " That he should be admiral on the ocean of all the seas and lands which he might discover , with all the allowances , privileges , and prerogatives enjoyed by the admirals ...
... important pri- vileges . From the beginning he had stipulated , " That he should be admiral on the ocean of all the seas and lands which he might discover , with all the allowances , privileges , and prerogatives enjoyed by the admirals ...
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... important subject . When examined through a good telescope , a comet phenomena resembles a mass of aqueous vapours encircling an opaque nucleus of different degrees of darkness in dif- ferent comets , though sometimes , as in the case ...
... important subject . When examined through a good telescope , a comet phenomena resembles a mass of aqueous vapours encircling an opaque nucleus of different degrees of darkness in dif- ferent comets , though sometimes , as in the case ...
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... important to astronomers , we have present- ed them in as abridged a form as possible . TABLE I. Of the Parabolic Motion of a Comet , whose Perihelion Distance is equal to the Radius of the Earth's Orbit . Days , and deci- mals of a day ...
... important to astronomers , we have present- ed them in as abridged a form as possible . TABLE I. Of the Parabolic Motion of a Comet , whose Perihelion Distance is equal to the Radius of the Earth's Orbit . Days , and deci- mals of a day ...
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... important point once established , it was easy to make the addi- tional progress of stamping on the metal an official mark declaratory of its weight ; and eventually , to constitute the mark , in the shape of coin , an indication of its ...
... important point once established , it was easy to make the addi- tional progress of stamping on the metal an official mark declaratory of its weight ; and eventually , to constitute the mark , in the shape of coin , an indication of its ...
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... important event necessarily occasioned , began to sub- side . During her long reign , and her wise administra- tion , commerce began to rear its head , and found at last effectual protection from the directors of public affairs . On ...
... important event necessarily occasioned , began to sub- side . During her long reign , and her wise administra- tion , commerce began to rear its head , and found at last effectual protection from the directors of public affairs . On ...
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Page 131 - Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me with its echoes.
Page 118 - God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary And was made man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
Page 304 - Scripture, or the sermons of some faithful preacher of those holy mysteries ; at eleven we attend divine service, which is performed here twice every day ; and from twelve to three we separate and amuse ourselves as we please. During that interval I either read in my own apartment, or walk, or ride, or work in the garden. We seldom sit an hour after dinner, but, if the weather permits, adjourn to the garden, where with Mrs. Unwin and her son I have generally the pleasure of religious conversation...
Page 356 - And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
Page 337 - It is a melancholy truth, that, among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no less than a hundred and sixty have been declared, by act of parliament, to be felonies without benefit of clergy ; or, in other words, to be worthy of instant death.
Page 304 - I hope, are the best and most musical performers. After tea we sally forth to walk in good earnest. Mrs Unwin is a good walker, and we have generally travelled about four miles before we see home again.' When the days are short, we make this excursion in the former, part of the day, between church-time and dinner.
Page 118 - Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and the sea and all things that are in them ; and in one Christ Jesus the Son of God, who became incarnate for our salvation ; and in the Holy Spirit who...
Page 256 - He, whom the mind alone can perceive, whose essence eludes the external organs, who has no visible parts, who exists from eternity, even he, the soul of all beings, whom no being can comprehend, shone forth in person.
Page 49 - The same is the case in the West Indies. Long, in his history of Jamaica, expressly affirms ' that the children born in England have not, in general, lovelier or more transparent skins than the offspring of white parents in Jamaica.' But it may be urged that this is not the case with respect to the other nations of the Caucasian variety, who have been settled in warm climates from time immemorial, and that the question ought to be decided by the Moors, Arabians, &c. Their children, however, are also...
Page 184 - Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things ; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.